iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

in a social vacuum, does one's own identity even matter? (i mean, it probably does.) but i like the idea of schrödinger's identity.

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it's why i don't list my pronouns. i'm he/him'ed most if the time. and i like that. i'm they/them'ed sometimes. and i like that. and i'm she/her'ed sometimes. and i like that. i like it because it shows that everyone sees something different in me.

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my identity is in the energy i give to the people around me. i think that energy can signify different things for different people. i wear plain clothes with subtle but distinctive silhouettes because it allows people to perceive me as they would most like to perceive me. and i like that.

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my queerness is in forever flux. i exist at the tipping point of every possible identity.

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because they seem (*seem*) to be pretty comfortable in their relatively static identity of fishnet tanktops and leather jackets and pink sunglasses. and i'm happy for them! they are gay and they know who they are and they are living their best lives!! but i don't think that's me at all.

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i don't mean this in the pickme or negative sense. but i don't think i'm like other Gay Guys. i'm talking about the guy who is the gbf of the girls' friend group.

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 10/09/2026

i'm glad that my nature is to effortlessly and automatically switch between being one of the bros and being one of the girls. none of it feels performative. it comes from the soul.

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somedays i wonder if i should just leave it all behind and become a seamstress.

Daniel @dsteele.ca · 10/09/2026

in my experience tiktok comments make instagram look kind and humane🫩

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 06/09/2026

"analogue drag". might do this.

Daniel @dsteele.ca · 03/09/2026

nevermind these are all first gen from 2004✊😔

three airport express base stations, fanned out like a hand of cards.

Daniel @dsteele.ca · 03/09/2026

had to pull out the big guns.

two macbook pros stacked on top of one another with an airport express plugged into the wall behind them. the macbooks are open and powered on. the bottom macbook is a 17 inch running os x 10.5, and the top macbook is a 13 inch running os x 10.10.

zoomed in shot of the top macbook's desktop. airport utility is open, reporting "This version of AirPort Utility doesn't support this base station."

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 28/08/2026

agh i totally forgot about this little gem from april.

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 28/08/2026

i fear doing drag makeup is becoming a necessity but i've always been too scared to try it.

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 26/08/2026

from january. i think about this movement a lot.

Daniel @dsteele.ca · 26/08/2026

diet ginger ale for me

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Daniel @dsteele.ca · 23/08/2026

i went to the club but no one was dancing.

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i was supposed to be the deer from the first 30 seconds of twilight. it looks better without the pants.

mirror selfie of daniel standing in a sunlit studio, hair in a pony tail, long white gloves, white choker, beige fur tube top, flowy cream-coloured wide-legged pants with a braided belt, and white stiletto heels.

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i've never tried lash clusters, but if you want the best strip lash, get the mac lash. yes she's $30. but you will keep her for at least two years. and you will forget she's on your face.

i lost my phone in the engine bay, so i just started driving with my window down til i heard it fall onto the pavement. 37 metres at 40km/h did the trick. iphone unharmed.

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you know the makeup is good when face id stops working.